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Age of Empires: Definitive Edition
Developer World's Edge, Forgotten Empires, Tantalus
Age of Empires is a 1997 real-time strategy video game based on the ancient world, developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft, and the first game in the Age of Empires series. The game uses the Genie Engine, a 2D sprite-based game engine. The game allows the user to act as the leader of an ancient civilization by advancing it through four ages (the Stone, Tool, Bronze, and Iron Ages), gaining access to… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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60 of 85 · most liked firstHe said that chess - classic, sophisticated, ancient chess - was a boring easy game because it doesn’t have a “fog of war” like Age of Empires 2 lol
unlabelledView post →Love that anyone who plays a strategy game called "CIVILIZATION", "AGE OF EMPIRES", "CRUSADER KINGS" etc is a gentle soft-left liberal internationalist nerd, and anyone who plays one called "MAGIC GIRLS GO!! KIRAKIRA PINK HARMONY" is a full-on Nazi
unlabelledView post →This SMU-FSU game is incredible there's a new piece of technology introduced every 5 minutes like it's Age of Empires
unlabelledView post →If AI is conscious, then so is Age of Empires II Here's how someone built the fundamentals of an LLM in the classic video game, breaking down the whole 'are LLMs conscious' debate Watch and subscribe here for more every week: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlWJ...
unlabelledView post →If AI is sentient, then so is Age of Empires 2. A Microsoft AI researcher built a basic neural network within the video game using digital goats to prove his point. Point is to show "sometimes the claims we make with regards to LLM capabilities are too strong." www.404media.co/if-ai-is-sen...
unlabelledView post →If you think chatbots can have feelings and can be sentient, let us take you through the work of a Microsoft AI researcher who used the real time strategy game Age of Empires II to build a basic neural network using digital goats to prove that "we anthropomorphise too readily."
unlabelledView post →Donald Trump Reverses All Tariffs After Playing Age of Empires IV on Xbox Game Pass hard-drive.net/hd/video-gam...
unlabelledView post →I miss the “shameless IP reskin of seemingly unrelated game” type of video games which weren’t pay to win phone slop or whatever like that time they decided Age of Empires 2 was the ideal skeleton for a Star Wars game.
unlabelledView post →Pixel mockup of Age of Empires 2 for the GBC. One of my favorite things to do is try and imagine how a game would be ported to much, much less powerful and capable hardware. I have to imagine AOE with 2 buttons and a Dpad would play like trash but It could look pretty ok I think . #pixelart
unlabelledView post →This is hilariously/depressingly true so very, very often. Studios running on big investment money can't afford to keep a 3v3 multiplayer game going, but fans now run Age Of Empires Online (now on its second or third community-made expansion) on a smattering of Patreon donations a month.
unlabelledView post →Hi! I’m Nick, indie #gamedev #godot. Follow for progress of my work, experiments as well as thoughts on what makes games special. My favs: 🛣️ Journey ⚔️ Dark Souls 🪐 Outer Wilds ⚡ Hades 👽 Half Life 🔥 Firewatch 🏗️ Age of Empires 2 🎾 Mario Tennis (Game Boy Colour) 💣 Zelda ⛰️Celeste 😇 Halo 2&3
unlabelledView post →Congratulations to the entire Age of Empires team for Age of Mythology: Retold being nominated for Best Sim/Strategy Game of the Year! 💚🤩 www.thegameawards.com/nominees/bes...
unlabelledView post →My first games were Worms, Creatures and Age of Empires. My first PC game was Max Payne. I didn't touch a Nintendo until Wii sports.
unlabelledView post →i think the best cheat code in a game is the one in Age of Empires that gives you a sports car with a rocket launcher on it because when you went to school and told the other kids you sounded exactly like that one lying kid who always said shit like that. but it was REAL
unlabelledView post →[...] along with some generic images of monsters and shit, and only like 3 seconds of a hint at its crafting (which is what they had the presenter lead with). Then Age of Empires 4 follows it with HEY HERE'S GAMEPLAY, HERES WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE, CHECK IT OUT and I'm like hell yeah that's the game
unlabelledView post →I’ve been grinding tf outta Age of Empires 2 and I’m currently at 206/302 achievements unlocked. 😵💫 I’ve never had a game have this many before. Been working on this since July!
unlabelledView post →The Age of Empires tech tree from October 1995, two years before the game came out and many months before Rick Goodman thought to divide progress into "ages" of history. Despite its complexity, this "Version 13" is actually much simpler than his 12 prior attempts to devise an R&D progression system.
unlabelledView post →Age of Empires studio World's Edge next game has been cancelled, nearly 50% of staff laid off before Xbox placed it under Activision. "[...]we had some great plans for what's next", said creative director Adam Isgreen. ➡️ www.ign.com/articles/mic...
unlabelledView post →Age of Empires is a delightfully slow game.
unlabelledView post →if you, as a gamer, are buying new games in 2025 you should ask yourself why you have allowed your faith in the only game (Age of Empires II) to falter
unlabelledView post →It's like the only textbook you used to learn history was the game manual for Age of Empires
unlabelledView post →I think my favorite game is easily Age of Empires II, and it fundamentally sparked so much of my interest in history as a young kid.
unlabelledView post →I’m quoted in this lovely, brief article Age of Empires at 25: the strategy game that inspired a generation of historians www.theguardian.com/games/2024/o...
unlabelledView post →Age of Empires 2 is one of the most aesthetically pleasing game. =)
unlabelledView post →Age of Empires IV sold over 4 Million copies. Also available with Xbox Game Pass. via @bogorad222
unlabelledView post →Xbox Game Studios | Steam Humble Bundle is now available. Broken Age Sunset Overdrive Quantum Break Battletoads Ori and the Will of the Wisps Wasteland 3 Age of Empires: Definitive Edition As Dusk Falls Great selection for $10. www.humblebundle.com/games/xbox-g...
unlabelledView post →What's next for me? I'm excited to say I'll be returning to Xbox Game Studios to work on Age of Empires.
unlabelledView post →My first Age of Empires event, the epic 2026 Red Bull Wololo Londinium in - of all places - the Royal Albert Hall! How strange to see the game I loved as a kid played in such a historic venue. Loved getting swept up in the passion of the 3000 Age of Empires fans in attendance! [Press|Invite]
unlabelledView post →We have learned how to defend democracy now against foreign interference by countries playacting Age of Empires. Now they will find that it is a game that two can play.
unlabelledView post →That talk of the Dragon's Dogma Online revival reminded of of the AMAZING work that the Age Of Empires Online community have done restoring and now WILDLY expanding that game. forums.projectceleste.com They've added two whole new civs now, and last month dropped a big campaign expansion for India.
unlabelledView post →I don't really play RTS games anymore, but that Game of Thrones one looks... not bad? Very Age of Empires
unlabelledView post →Microsoft is surprise releasing Age of Empires IV on Xbox and Xbox Game Pass today. It's available for Xbox Series S / X and Xbox One consoles. Details here: www.theverge.com/2023/8/22/23...
unlabelledView post →Played the best game of Age of Empires 2. 4v4 perfectly balanced match that lasted 1 hour, and we just barely won. It is a thing of beauty.
unlabelledView post →Semi-related, this is why games can produce amazing things like the six and a half hour PvP game of Age of Empires 2 starring Teutonic Healing Fortress youtu.be/aKOTVn5eDZs
unlabelledView post →Ok actual off the top of my head attempt: Movies stunts and effects Halo 2 Spore galactic adventures Ace combat 7 skies unknown Morrowind Fable the lost chapters Mate Nui online game Europa Universallis III Age of Empires 2
unlabelledView post →Age of Empires 2 isn't going anywhere. The Age team just shared a "legendarily long" list of patch notes with fixes and completely new content. DETAILS: www.windowscentral.com/gaming/age-o... 🏰
unlabelledView post →When I'm not too busy working on all things Age of Empires #gamedev, I'm developing my own indie game Elaborate Lands: store.steampowered.com/app/1334280/...
unlabelledView post →It is always worth remembering that if you think ChatGPT is technologically impressive, then so is the "AI" installed in every single Age of Empires game.
unlabelledView post →• Game Pass Day One: Revenge of the Savage Planet • Game Pass Day One: to a T • Game Pass Day One: Spray Paint Simulator • Game Pass: DREDGE • Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on PS5
unlabelledView post →"Ageplay" is a special codeword developed amongst the enthusiasts of the real-time strategy video game series Age of Empires. It means "let us play Age of Empires together, my friend".
unlabelledView post →Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition adds a Controller UI on PC https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/age-of-empires-iv-anniversary-edition-adds-a-controller-ui-on-pc/ #AgeofEmpires #Gaming #RTS #SteamDeck #Linux
unlabelledView post →You will like my indie game if you enjoyed: -Pikmin2. -Overcooked -Unrailed! -Age of Empires #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev #JellyTroops
unlabelledView post →NEW: A security vulnerability in the remastered version of the classic 25-year-old war strategy game Age of Empires II allowed hackers to take over victims' computers with just a malicious game invite. techcrunch.com/2026/07/15/m...
unlabelledView post →This wanker just snapped out of a k-hole and thinks he's in an Age of Empires game.
unlabelledView post →Post an image from a game you played as a teenager Age of Empires II my goat... ✨ One of these days I'll finish all the DLCs...
unlabelledView post →I'm about to go play a game of Age of Empires 2. I still love this game 25 years later! #ageofempires2
unlabelledView post →Yeah but Age of Empires II is the best game ever made so
unlabelledView post →Finishing up Bomberman for DS Destruction tonight! I have 2 1/2 worlds left, but it might take a minute considering how challenging this game is 💣💥 If there's time after, I'll continue Age of Empires: The Age of Kings, the tactics version of Age of Empires 2 👑 twitch.tv/Mr_Shasta
unlabelledView post →Age of Empires Developer World’s Edge’s Next Game Cancelled insider-gaming.com/age-of-empir... #gamedev #xbox #videogames #gaming #gamingnews
unlabelledView post →Age of Empires Developer World's Edge's Next Game Cancelled insider-gaming.com/age-of-empir...
unlabelledView post →Switching over to Age of Empires: The Age of Kings because we beat BOMB ERMAN! 💣 Going to finish off the current campaign, then just sample the other 3 and call it a playthrough with this game
unlabelledView post →Xbox gutted Age of Empires studio World's Edge, canceling their next game and cutting half the team. Rough week for a team that earned better. https://criticalpixel.gg/articles/xbox-layoffs-gut-age-of-empires-studio-world-s-edge-canceling-its-next-unannounced-project #gaming #Xbox #AgeOfEmpires
unlabelledView post →New Age of Empires game has been shelfed due to the layoffs Adam Isgreen (formerly Studio Creative Director) “We had some great plans for what's next - and I hope the team that remains can rise to the occasion down the line” Andrew Martz (Senior Software Engineer) “our next project was cancelled”
unlabelledView post →Who else still enjoys sending one warrior to take down a stone wall in the game franchise Age of Empires :D Haha #AgeofEmpiresIIDefinitiveEditionTheVikingSagas #Xbox #Microsoft #Gaming #AgeofEmpires
unlabelledView post →While I love StarCraft a lot I disagree that SC2 is the best game in the RTS genre. In my opinion Age of Empires II is a masterpiece and the best the genre has to offer decades after it release. It's resource gathering, combat, the ages system & immersion are unmatched even in more modern titles.
unlabelledView post →5) Age of Empires II: Age of Kings. One of two games that defined the RTS genre for years to come. And its T rating also marked an important milestone for me: my first game that wasn't rated E or K-A or *shudder* EC.
unlabelledView post →-Age of Empires II: inviting friends over for LANs, my first RTS, I also played the DS version (turn based tho) a ton -Borderlands 2: for better or worse this game helped shape my sense of humor -Age of War: my favourite flash game growing up. so simple yet so hype. my intro to flash games as well
unlabelledView post →My 9 Games #My9Games my9games.com/en/s/0b4f1b0... Honorable mentions: This War of Mine, Stardew Valley, Stellaris, any given Total War game, any SimCity, SimTower, the Sims, any Star Wars, Age of Empires II
unlabelledView post →MMO Business Roundup: New VR glasses, Microsoft kills a game, and controllers that can read credit cards 🔗 https://massivelyop.com/2026/09/24/mmo-business-roundup-new-vr-glasses-microsoft-kills-a-game-and-controllers-that-can-read-credit-cards #AgeofEmpires #Xbox #Sony
unlabelledView post →What makes it even less logical is that the save files do not sync across different platforms and realistically I won't be playing the game on all of them. But somehow I just want to own them on each of them and to have access to them no matter which system I hop onto. Anyone else know the feeling? I've also double-downed on the Deponia games that I've bought them multiple times. And same with the Age of Empires series. #Deponia #AgeOfEmpires #aoe2
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